Chemnitz is a 4.4 MW solar power plant in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #493 of 743 solar plants in Germany, Chemnitz represents 0.06% of the nation’s total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Chemnitz 37.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant (1,045.5 MW, Hydro), Markersbach (1,045.2 MW, Hydro), and Tusimice power station (800 MW, Coal). The facility is situated in Saxony, approximately 100 km southwest of Dresden.
16 years old
Germany, Europe
- 1,128. largest of 1,483 plants in Germany
- #30,307 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,148 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SolarWorld AG operates 62 plants totalling 580 MW
200 plants within 100 km, 18,752 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chemnitz is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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